HARDMODE.MEDIA.MIT.EDU

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$7,000+ in prizes
+ other prizes
Grand Prize (E14 Fund)
1 winner

$50K Founder Friendly SAFE

PLAY - Track
$500 in cash
1 winner

REFLECT - Track
$500 in cash
1 winner

LEARN - Track
$500 in cash
1 winner

THRIVE - Track
$500 in cash
1 winner

CONNECT - Track
$500 in cash
1 winner

Anthropic - Build a hardware system that stress-tests what an LLM can actually do when it's embedded in the real world
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Akamai – most creative connected device, most innovative use of distributed computing, most effective use of specialized AI models.
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

In addition, winner will receive Linode Credits

Bambu Labs Prize
$500 in cash
1 winner

GigLabs WORK Prize
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Additional gifts to be provided by the sponsor

IFM Prize
$0 in cash
1 winner

API Credits

Qualcomm - Build a tangible object or system that leverages Qualcomm platforms
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Tenstorrent Prize
3 winners

3x p100a cards

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Judging Criteria

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